News - Climate Change

Manitoba’s agriculture industry made several recommendations on ways the industry can prepare for climate-related risks that will lay the foundation for future discussions on how climate change affects agriculture risk levels.

Youth are leading the way forward and reducing the effects of climate change by planting trees in the expanded Trees for Tomorrow initiative.

A comprehensive plan to fight climate change and protect the environment, while creating green jobs and building a sustainable economy was recently released by Premier Greg Selinger.

Conservation and Water Stewardship Minister Gord Mackintosh is challenging Manitobans to join others around the world to celebrate International Earth Hour today, March 29, by turning off their lights at 8:30pm for one hour.

Manitoba Conservation and Water Stewardship reminds Manitobans that, earlier this year, the provincial government introduced North America’s first petroleum coke and coal heating ban.

Projects that will reduce greenhouse-gas emissions by 2,000 tonnes a year over the next decade are receiving more than $230,000 in grants through the Manitoba Climate Investment Pilot Program.

Premier Greg Selinger and Wisconsin’s Gov. Jim Doyle agreed to next steps in their partnership on climate change at the United Nations Climate Change Conference.

Applications are now available for the Manitoba Sustainable Agriculture Practices Program (MSAPP), Agriculture, Food and Rural Initiatives Minister Rosann Wowchuk announced.

Manitobans will be taking a leadership role in developing grassroots solutions to climate change under a new initiative to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by up to 20 per cent over the next three years, Intergovernmental Affairs Minister Steve Ashton and Science, Technology, Energy and Mines Minister Jim Rondeau announced.